Biomedical research paves way for ‘hypoallergen’ treatments against peanut allergies

Food-related allergies and their effects are insidiously common in the United States: over 7% of children and over 10% of adults are affected. Although a quarter of people with food allergies have an epinephrine pen, they are expensive and have to be replaced about once a year due to short expiration dates. About 40% of people with food allergies have at least one life-threatening, food allergy–related emergency department visit in their lifetimes.